One of two mummies that went missing from a Brussels museum in 1970 has been found in Mons, after a man tried putting it up for sale at auction. The Royal Museums of Art and History had lent the mummies to two doctors , who studied them for the effects of decomposition and radiography. Their...

Brussels authorities are planning tougher action after seeing an "alarming" increase in unauthorised roadside advertising. More than 350 warnings have been issued so far this year, compared with 250 for the whole of 2014. Communes with large industrial zones such as Molenbeek, Schaerbeek and...

The federal government has again increased the number of places available for refugees who have not yet been processed by the Office for Foreigners, as the stream of asylum-seekers arriving in Belgium continues unabated. After a brief respite, the numbers of refugees arriving this week rose again,...

In the darkness of a Brussels theatre this weekend, cinema-goers will put on blindfolds and rely on children in the row behind them to explain in hushed voices what is happening. "It's a very intimate, personal experience," says Britt Hatzius, the multi-media artist behind Blind Cinema, which has...

While Belgian ceremonies take place next Wednesday on Armistice Day, the Irish in Europe organisation gathers at the Anglo-Belgian war memorial in Place Poelaert on Saturday at 12.00 for its annual remembrance event . In addition to honouring Irish losses in the first and second world wars, it pays...

The number of accommodations offered in Belgium via Airbnb doubled in the last 12 months, according to Philippe Coulon, general manager of Airbnb Belgium. The online marketplace for the rental and booking of private accommodation lists about 2 million properties worldwide. In Belgium, there are...

Belgian shop owners last year lost €927 million due to stolen merchandise. The Belgian figures contrast sharply with the European trend, which shows a decrease in retail crime across Europe, according to the Global Retail Theft Barometer. The global study is commissioned by Checkpoint Systems, a...

Mothers in Belgium give birth most often in the summer months of June, July, August and September. In terms of days of the week, Tuesday is the "most popular" day to give birth in Belgium, according to statistics from the FPS Economy. The federal department published the results of the study,...

Brussels brewery Cantillon has stopped production of its lambic beers because the temperatures are unseasonably high for November. The brewer, located in Anderlecht, makes lambic by a process of spontaneous fermentation which sees large copper vessels sitting in rooms with the windows and vents...

Following news earlier this week that Brussels restaurants were serving cheaper fish than what is on the menu, meat producers have now been accused of using misleading labels. The information is based on a study carried out by the European consumer organisation BEUC, of which local consumer rights...